https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466650 Credible injured-witness and eyewitness testimony, corroborated by medical evidence, was sufficient to sustain the convictions, and the absence of independent witnesses was not treated as fatal on the facts. However, liability under Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 could not be imposed merely from presence at the scene; there had to be material showing sharing of the common object. On that basis, the convictions of the remaining appellants were affirmed, while the appellant against whom no overt act was alleged was given the benefit of doubt and acquitted. en-us Wed, 12 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:06:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466650 Credible injured-witness and eyewitness testimony, corroborated by medical evidence, was sufficient to sustain the convictions, and the absence of independent witnesses was not treated as fatal on the facts. However, liability under Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 could not be imposed merely from presence at the scene; there had to be material showing sharing of the common object. On that basis, the convictions of the remaining appellants were affirmed, while the appellant against whom no overt act was alleged was given the benefit of doubt and acquitted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 12 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466650